Ruyton XI Towns Local History Society

Society Visits

Gwydir Castle and Gardens Coach Trip

Gwydir Castle
Gwydir Castle and Gardens

Civil War Guided Tour of Shrewsbury

Members and friends outside St. Mary

The Ruthin Gaol experience

Our guide points out the Gaol
What would you like for your last meal?
One of the Victorian inmates
Inside the
A visit from the chaplain

Nesscliffe Hill explained

Archaeologist Dr. Andy Wigley explains the landscape
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Our party at the Iron Age Fort/Settlement
An Iron Age post hole

The Shuts and Passages of Shrewsbury

Our guide tells us the history of Golden Cross Passage
The Bear Steps lead to St. Alkmunds
Bank Passage - narrow and steep
Along the cobbles of Barracks Passage
Admiring restoration work at Grope Passage

Plas Mawr and Conway Castle

Plas Mawr. An Elizabethan town house
The table set for a Tudor meal
Wealth and status expressed in the plaster overmantel
Our group resting their legs
Conway Castle
Conway Castle